The vast majority of federal government information is digital and susceptible to both technological obsolescence and changes in information policy. In the past, content on government web sites has been lost to both factors. Concern about the lack of comprehensive web archiving or digital...

​This presentation outlines the recent Canadian Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications and what it might mean for academic library staff who will need to become versed on open access (OA) options for researchers. The distinction between “Gold” OA policies and “Green” OA policies is...

Panel discussion. Presentation by Dr. Gellatly will offer general insights into what the “HR crisis” might mean for a variety of people-management practices within service-oriented companies. Specific topics will include “HR crisis” effects on selection, training, compensation, performance...

Before a child learns to read, she or he has already had many experiences with language and with print. These prior experiences help to shape childrenʹs understanding of the contexts in which print-based language is useful, and of what it can do and how it works. However, omnipresent...

IFLA adopted its Multicultural Library Manifesto in 2008. Meanwhile, contemporary scholarship in library and information studies suggests that North American Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduates are not completing their degrees with a solid foundation in the core library...

Presentation at Genre 2012: Rethinking Genre 20 Years Later, on June 29, 2012, Ottawa, Ontario. Findings from a case study of writing assignments in nursing education at one Canadian research university. Includes an example of teaching/learning one first-year assignment and emergent patterns of...

Is there a magic formula for writing a CIHR Project grant proposal? How do you “tell a good story” as everyone advises? We can’t offer a magic formula, but we can help you apply strategies that have worked for successful applicants: how to organize your proposal to cover each evaluation...